Recycle Number 176

If a listed process is sublicensed to be used by another manufacturer, there is no need for the sublicensing company to obtain a new favorable opinion letter issued to their name, as long as the recycling process and intended use conditions of recycled plastic are exactly the same as described in the original favorable letter listed on this website. The original favorable opinion letter is applicable to the recycling process that FDA reviewed, regardless of which manufacturer uses it.

Company:

Keller & Heckman on behalf Extremadura TorrePet, S.L.

Polymer:

polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Recycling Process:

Physical

Use Limitations:

Articles for contact with all types of food under hot-filled (i.e, Conditions of Use C) and lower, provided the PCR-PET comes from containers previously used for food and non-food applications (excluding chemical PET containers) and the PCR-PET complies with all applicable authorizations.